Allergan

Allergan is a specialist pharmaceutical company perhaps best known for Botox, used to treat facial wrinkles. Botox was originally used to treat muscle spasms, eye spasms and misalignment. The company's eye care products include medications for cataracts, glaucoma and pink eye, as well as eye and contact lens moisturizers. Allergen also makes products for acne and psoriasis.

In the fiscal year ending of December of 2009, the company reported sales of approximately $4.5 billion dollars and had 8,300 employees.

Animal testing
Allergan does animal testing.

Facility information, progress reports & USDA-APHIS reports
This facility performed animal experiments involving pain or distress but no analgesics, anesthetics or pain relievers were administered. For links to copies of this facility's U.S. Department of Agriculture-Animal Plant Health Inspection (APHIS) reports, other information and links, see also Facility Reports and Information: Allergan, Irvine, CA.

USDA AWA reports
As of May 26, 2009, the USDA began posting all inspection reports for animal breeders, dealers, exhibitors, handlers, research facilities and animal carriers by state. See also USDA Animal Welfare Inspection Reports.

Botox
The Citizens Against Unfair Health Care Taxes is a front group created by a PR firm working for Allergan Inc., the maker of Botox. The group campaigned against a proposed California state tax on Botox.

It describes itself as a group "that seeks to stop the unfair taxation of health care services and prescription drugs in various states.

Political contributions
Allergan gave $202,762 to federal candidates in the 2010 election through its political action committee - 46% to Democrats and 54% to Republicans.

Lobbying
The company spent $910,000 for lobbying in 2010. 844,000 went to outside firms with the remainder being spent using in-house lobbyists.

Key executives

 * David E.I. Pyott - CEO & Board Chairman - $3,180,000
 * F. Michael Ball - President
 * Raymond H. Diradoorian - Executive VP, Global Technical Operations
 * Jeffrey L. Edwards - Executive VP, Finance and Business Development
 * Douglas S. Ingram - General Counsel
 * Scott M. Whitcup - Executive VP, Research and Development

Board of Directors

 * Deborah Dunsire - on board of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
 * Gavin S. Herbert - Allergen founder & Chairman Emeritus
 * Robert A. Ingram - Vice Chairman of Pharmaceuticals - GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.
 * Louis J. Lavigne, Jr. - Former Chief Financial Officer, Genentech, Inc.
 * Leonard D. Schaeffer, Former Chairman of the Board - WellPoint, Inc.

Contact
2525 Dupont Drive Irvine, CA 92612 USA

Phone: (714) 246-4500

Fax: (714) 246-4971

Web address: http://www.allergan.com

SourceWatch articles

 * Animal testing
 * Citizens Against Unfair Health Care Taxes
 * National Primate Research Center System
 * Pharmaceutical industry